What color is #919F88?

#919F88 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #919F88?

The RGB value is 145, 159, 136: 145 red, 159 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #919F88?

The complementary color is #96889F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #919F88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#919F88 color

#919F88 rgb(145, 159, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #919F88 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 62.4% green and 53.3% blue (145, 159, 136).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 11% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Whispering Willow (#919C81), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#919F88 color codes

HEX	`#919F88`
RGB	`rgb(145, 159, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 62.4%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 11%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 14%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 14%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.83, -9.36, 10.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.83, 13.95, 132.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.518, 32.593, 28.076)`
Decimal	`9543560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #919F88, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #919F88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#919F88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #919F88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #919f88; }
.text { color: #919f88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #919f88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 159 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #919f88, #889f8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #919F88?: #919F88 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #919F88?: The RGB value is 145, 159, 136: 145 red, 159 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #919F88?: The complementary color is #96889F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #919F88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.